Event: UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin

Date: May June 11, 2011

Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Venue: Rogers Arena

Broadcast: Pay-per-view and Spike TV

UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin Odds

UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin is an upcoming mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 11, 2011 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.

A bout between Junior Dos Santos and Shane Carwin will headline the event. The winner of the fight is expected to face off against current UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez.

Brock Lesnar was scheduled to fight Dos Santos after their coaching stint on The Ultimate Fighter 13, but due to a recurrence of diverticulitis, had to back out of the fight and was quickly replaced by Carwin.

While certainly a disappointment, considering dos Santos spent considerable time and energy preparing for Lesnar on the set of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 13, fighting for the right to still face division champion Cain Velasquez against a man who shares similar skill and size, has to be somewhat of a relief.

Originally, a matchup between Carwin and Jon Olav Einemo was scheduled for this event. Einemo will remain on the card and now be fighting Dave Herman, who was pulled from a matchup with Joey Beltran as a result. Beltran will now be matched up against Aaron Rosa.

Court McGee was scheduled to fight Jesse Bongfeldt, but was forced to pull out due to a torn MCL while training with the Cesar Gracie’s camp. Chris Weidman is set to step in as McGee’s replacement.

Rani Yahya was scheduled to take on Dustin Poirier at this event, but withdrew due to injury on May 3, 2011. Jason Young has stepped in as Yahya’s replacement.

Anthony Perosh was expected to face Krzysztof Soszynski at this event, but Perosh was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by Igor Pokrajac.

UFC newcomer Dave Herman was originally slated to face Rob Broughton at this event, but Broughton was later replaced by Joey Beltran, who was later replaced with Jon Olav Einemo since Carwin replaced an injured Lesnar.

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UFC 131 MAIN CARD

Junior Dos Santos vs Shane Carwin

Jon Olav Einemo vs Dave Herman

Donald Cerrone vs Mac Danzig

Demian Maia vs Mark Munoz

Kenny Florian vs Diego Nunes

UFC 131 PRELIMINARY CARD

Yves Edwards vs Sam Stout

Jesse Bongfeldt vs Chris Weidman

Dustin Poirier vs Jason Young

Igor Pokrajac vs Krzysztof Soszynski

James Head vs Nick Ring

Joey Beltran vs Aaron Rosa

Darren Elkins vs Michihiro Omigawa